Jul 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ETWith the flurry of free agency behind us, teams are turning to the rest of the offseason to start preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season, which is just a few months away.Some teams are settling in with their newly acquired superstars, such as the Philadelphia 76ers and Paul George, who will be joining Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey to form a trio of offensive power […]

David PurdumCloseDavid PurdumESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008Doug GreenbergJul 17, 2024, 08:50 AM ETAt the All-Star break, two superstar sluggers lead the MVP races, a rookie phenom is in contention for the Cy Young and the American League Central boasts both the best and worst teams to bet so far this season. Here are five baseball betting storylines at the break:Judge, Ohtani top […]

Jul 17, 2024, 09:17 AM ETJeff Gordon won the last of his five Brickyard 400s in 2014. Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesJeff Gordon wishes he could remember more details from his first Indianapolis victory.It has been 30 years since that day, Aug. 6, 1994. A milestone that is pretty amazing to Gordon, who laughs about his lack of memory.Gordon will go down in history as NASCAR's first winner at Indianapolis -- an event […]

Alexa PhilippouCloseAlexa PhilippouESPNCovers women's college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati EnquirerMichael VoepelCloseMichael VoepelESPN.comMichael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Jul 17, 2024, […]

Jul 17, 2024, 08:15 AM ETAngel City FC is now the most valuable women's sports team in the world following an agreement by Willow Bay and Bob Iger to purchase a controlling stake in the National Women's Soccer League franchise at a $250 million valuation.Bay, the dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and Iger, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, will become the new majority […]

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 10, 2024, 03:17 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaMost of the world's best women golfers are competing in this week's Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth major championship of the season, and for many, it won't be their only trip to France this summer.Editor's Picks1 RelatedSixty golfers will return to Paris on Aug. 7-10 […]

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2024, 03:25 PM ETCloseCovers college football.Joined ESPN in 2014.Attended Washington State University.LAS VEGAS -- After finishing 4-8 and in last place in the Pac-12 in his debut season last year at Colorado, coach Deion Sanders made it clear during the conference's media day Wednesday what must change for the Buffaloes to compete in the Big 12."We got to protect that quarterback," Sanders said. "That's […]

Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 05:00 PM ETCloseESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on the restricted list Wednesday, a day after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied three charges against him for an alleged sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old girl, sources told ESPN.Franco, 23, had previously been on administrative leave as part […]

Jul 10, 2024, 05:53 PM ETSEATTLE -- A'ja Wilson had 24 points and 20 rebounds for her first career 20-20 game and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 84-79 on Wednesday.It was the 21st 20-20 game in WNBA history. Wilson's is the second in Aces franchise history, following Natalie Williams (Utah Starzz, 2001).Wilson, who also had 4 blocks and 3 steals to go along with the 20 rebounds, […]